Goody Bye Idaho HELLO Arizona

This post is going to be a bit longer because I have some catching up to do. Blogging has become my new scrapbook. I am excited to print it off one day. Well over the last week and a half we have done A LOT. Dean finished the in home study portion of his training and PASSED all of his tests. We packed to move, I finished working at the surgery center :( (I will miss it terribly). Dean and his mom took his Sister Rachel to the MTC. We went to Oregon to visit my family (since we wont see them till next spring) My niece Kaitlyn was blessed. We came back to Blackfoot loaded the trailer and moved to AZ. We arrived at AZ and played for a few days with my mom and sister and now Dean started work with Edward Jones today in Tempe AZ. WOW! That was a lot... Below are pictures of most of the events. I will explain them as we go.

This is Brittney and I (we were a team.) I was the circulator and she is the scrub tech. Needless to say we were joined at the hip. I will truly miss the Surgery Center and my friends there. I have learned a lot over the last year and a few months THANK YOU to ALL of my surgery center friends!

This is Britt, Wendy (my boss) and me. There are not very many of us that work full time, (most are PRN) but us three did. SO if there was a surgery we were there. These girls are THE BEST!

This is Melissa (she is my replacement) and she will do a great job!

This is a picture of Dean saying goodbye to Rachel at the MTC. Good LUCK Rach!

Donna and Rachel at the MTC.

Sister ROOS!

You will be missed and can't wait to see you in 18 Months!

I finished at the Surgery Center on Friday and after work we went to Oregon to visit my family. Dean took his last test Friday morning. While he was there I went with my mom and sister Katie to a "bag sell" (it is where you buy childrens clothes.) For every bag of clothes it costs 1 whole dollar! Awesome I know. No I am not making an announcement. We were shopping for my sisters.

That evening we went to my Sis in law Whitney's baby shower. She is SOO cute pregnant I hope I look like that when I am pregnant. Below is Whitney So cute!

Opening presents!

ME with my two new nieces Kaitlyn in purple 6 weeks old (Michelle's Daughter) and Brielle in pick two weeks old (Katie's Daughter)

Grandma with her two new granddaughters!

All us girls at the baby shower. From left to right. Michelle, Me, Whitney, Mom and Katie.

Us girls again!

Whitney and I.

baby Brielle

Sunday Kaitlyn was Blessed isn't she beautiful!

Proud parents of a new baby girl!

The Dudley family and their new addition.

You have to love Michelle's face in this Kaden pushing it away.


Happy Family!

Michelle and Mark's children Oldest to youngest: Allyssa, Ashlee, Kaden, and Kaitlyn.

Dean and I! Proof of his beard.

Mom and I

Brielle and Kaitlyn (amazing how fast they grow) they are about 6 weeks apart.

Brielle was totally sucking on Kaitlyn's arm.

Monday night we all went bowling as a family. (my brother in law Mark's work had a free bowl night so we all got in for free)! McKay and Payton Bowling below.

Uncle Brian with Katies kids and Katie also.

Brian and Whit

Me and Kenzie

Chelle and her kids

Payton bowling hard.

Mckay and Taylor bowling.

Dad and Brian

We decided to take the scenic route home to Blackfoot and we stopped at Craters of the Moon

I REALLY LOVE this pic of Dean and the rocks!

That afternoon we got to Blackfoot loaded the vehicles, had a BBQ with some friends and Dean's family then when to bed.

The next day we hit the road and made it to St. George UT and stayed for the night. That night we went to the outlet mall and went site seeing. Below are some pictures of the St. George temple.

Dean thought it would be funny if I fell off the bed in the Hotel so he made that happen and I got stuck in the crack :)

The next day we traveled the rest of the way to AZ and unloaded the vehicles, Then we went to dinner and unpacked the necessities. The next day we went to IKEA and got some lamps and a book shelf and then we got a costco membership. :) Then we went home and watched a movie. Then next day I decided we should just play and I would unpack when my mom and Michelle left. So we got up hung out for a bit then went site seeing. We went to the Mesa temple, shopped at Tempe market place, Dean got a few new suits, Then we all went and got our hair cut, and went to a few other stores us girls wanted to go to. Then we went to dinner and headed home for the day. It was so fun we got to try a few different restaurants we have never been to, and we went to one that Dean and I LOVE. Rubio's they have great fish and shrimp tacos! Mom LOVED them and wanted to go back :)

Saturday Dean decided he needed to shave his beard before he started work Monday. (He only shaved it into a go tee Saturday and Sunday is when it all came off.) The pictures are below.

Cute Kaitlyn fell asleep on Dean!

Sunday morning was a dreaded day. Mom and Michelle left to go back to Oregon. So the picture below is us girls saying good bye, for awhile at least!

This is Dean on his First day of work! Isn't he handsome!

Things that I have noticed in AZ since we moved.
1. EVERYTHING is BIGGER and there is A LOT more of it.(the stores, roads, restaurants, etc...)

2. They have market side Walmarts.
3. I am still amazed by the cactus's
4. The awesomeness of the palm trees do fade.
5. It doesn't cool down at night it stays in the nineties
6. People are SO nice, polite, and friendly here. (disclaimer: I have only been to a small portion of places, not anywhere scary)

I need to take a minute and say how grateful I am. I really appreciate how nice people have been down here so far. I went to church yesterday and a sweet girl came and sat by me and started to talk and make me feel comfortable. I am SO grateful Dean is here with me and I am not alone in a new place. I am grateful for GPS! I am so grateful that Dean has a job and is beginning his career. I am grateful my mom and my sister Michelle were able to help us move here they saved us a lot of money by doing so. I am also so grateful for all of the other people who helped with the move. I guess I am trying to say THANK YOU and I AM BLESSED. love you all!

Another Fun Filled Weekend!

This weekend was fun filled with lots of family! It started out Friday when us kids took Dean's mom out to dinner for her Birthday. We went to a Thai restaurant in Idaho Falls and it was really good and then we finished the night with ice cream from Reeds Dairy. Saturday was busy. Dean and I went to Salt Lake to help some friends move and then we came back and hung out with Dean's family that came from Washington for Rachel, Dean's little sister's mission farewell. Sunday was a great day full of family time. Rachel gave a great farewell talk and Donald did great on his youth talk. After church we went back to where Dean and I live, also known as Dean's uncle and aunts house. Dean and Olivia Yancy. We talked, played games, and hung out. Later that night more family came (Dean's cousins) and we hung out with them also. Below are some of pictures from the farewell of family and friends that were able to come.

The big family clan (sorry I looked over these pictures and thought everyone was looking) The picture includes Rachel in front, uncle Richard and aunt Julie on the left, behind them uncle Dean and aunt Olivia, then Dean and I, then Aunt Sharon, then Dean's mom Donna and his little brother Donald.

Us again Rachel running to get in the picture. oops.

Rachel and aunt Sharon

Rachel and uncle Dean and Aunt Olivia

Rachel with uncle Richard and aunt Julie

The immediate family

The boys trying to prove who is taller.

One happy family

Everyone say cheese!

Brent our friend was able to come and for a second Donald was replaced in the family picture.

Smile Big!

Dean and Brent playing with their phones

It was a great weekend and a fun time with family! This next week will fly by just as fast I am sure. My last day of work is this week, I have a Scentsy party, I need to pack our stuff for the move to Arizona, Friday we leave for Boise so Dean can take his test, they we come back Tuesday and Leave for Arizona Wednesday next week! Let the adventures begin :)

Family Memories

Well this last weekend Dean and I were able to travel to Boise and go to my Bryson family reunion. ( My mom's side) I should have taken more pictures and didn't always think about it. Darn! That is the only thing I regret! Dean also had a Big test to take for Edward Jones and PASSED! So he wasn't able to come to all of the events but tried to make it when he could! The first night we met at a church ate and watched old family videos. The second day we went to ROARING SPRINGS and played in the water and down all the FUN water slides! That night we went back to the church and played minute to win it! There were some great laughs! The last day we just hung out and played a big game of soft ball! I LOVED that! I had a ton of fun! I was amazed at how far the boys could hit! It was so fun to play with family! I really enjoyed myself and wish I could see all of my family more often! I just love them! What precious times! Also on this trip I was able to meet my new niece Kaitlyn I did get a few pictures of her and they are the ones below.

Dean, I, and Kaitlyn

Niece and aunt bonding time.

Bright Eyed!

Next trip I will be able to meet my other new niece that was born yesterday 7/18/11. Brielle is her name. Congrats Katie and McKay!

A GREAT WEEKEND! The Fourth of July!

Well the weekend started Saturday. Dean worked in the morning and then took me on a date to a restaurant I have been wanting to try in Pocatello called Buddy's it was good. Their Pizza was AMAZING! Then we went shopping for a few more things we needed to help sale our bubble guns. (I'll get to that in a min) To end the evening we went back to Dean's aunts and lit of fireworks so Dean's mom could participate. (She worked on the Fourth). Sunday we went to church and then had a GREAT BBQ with some of our friends. Monday was a really big day. Dean and I decided to try and make a few dollars and sell something at the BIG fourth of July event on the green belt in Idaho Falls. BUBBLE GUNS! We saw these in California and thought they were really cool. They blow bubbles and light up at the same time. We did ok, but I still have a few extra if anyone is interested we are selling them for 5 dollars a piece. So... on the Fourth we got up, got all prepared and picked up a few more items from the store that we needed. Then we headed to the Greenbelt in Idaho Falls to start selling. We got settle in our little place and we were selling pretty good and then a lady asked if we payed for a spot to sell. I told her no I called the city of Idaho Falls and they said there was no charge. (I really did this by the way), and she informed me that the chamber of Congress rented all of that area and we were not allowed to sell there. So then we tried walking around the green belt to sell and we ended up sitting at our spot where we were going to watch fireworks and we sold them there. When it got darker we walked around again and sold some more. It was a good experience and it is fun to try new things. The fireworks that night were amazing! (I LOVE FIREWORKS). Afterward we headed home and got home about midnight. Below are some pictures of Dean and I on the Fourth of July, with our bubble guns!

A weekend with Friends

This last weekend (Fathers Day) Dean and I went on a get away with some friends. It was such a nice relaxing weekend with lots of fun things to do. As always trips are not fun without little surprises, like being out of power for 12 hours. I had to joke that our trip to the cabin became a real roughing it camping trip. At least our friends were prepared with flashlights and water because we didn't bring either. The story is a little fun so let me explain. Well it was about nine o-clock at night and the kids were in bed and us adults were playing the farming game when the lights flickered and the power went out. There is no phone service at the cabin so we couldn't call and tell the power company the power was out unless we drove 20 miles. So we decided to wait a few hours to see if it would come back on well about midnight when our farming game was done it still wasn't on. SO Shanna and Tyrel (our friends) headed out to town to tell the power company we had no power while Dean and I stayed behind with the sleeping children and to keep the fire going. It was really cold up at the cabin. Shanna and Ty got back about 1:30 to tell us the power company knew but they had no Idea why it was out. So we all went to bed and hoped it would be on in the morning. Well it wasn't so we ate breakfast luckily we ate the warm breakfast the morning before. At breakfast Dean said the prayer on the food and prayed the power would come back on and within the next few min.. Guess what... it came on! I told Dean he was living right! We were totally fine without power but it was so much more luxurious with it :). Below are pictures of things we did at the cabin.

We smiled, laughed, and spent time together!

We road and drove four wheelers! We loved this!

Dean, Tyrel, and baby lilly. Dean and Tyrel went to High school together, and have been great friends since!

The cabin we stayed in

We shot the 22. We also loved this!

Me posing.

Still shooting, but we also LOVED the mountains in the back ground they are gorgeous!

Dean shooting! He is a MUCH better aim then I am. I did get 3 out of 10 though. (I know nothing to brag about, but hey at least I hit it right?)

It was really cold and windy outside so we roasted marshmallows and hot dogs in the fireplace.

Teegan (our friends son) eating his roasted marshmallow.

Dean's microwaved marshmallow. We thought it looked cool!

We put together a puzzle

We watched the children so Shanna and Tyrel could go on a four wheeler ride and Teegan played angry birds.

Dean joined in and played angry birds with Teegan. (Pretty cute huh?)

The puzzle all finished!

Teegan and Tyrel "racing" (as Teegan would say)

Me and my honey!

Shanna and Teegan

The trip was a lot of fun! I love the outdoors! Thanks Shanna and Tyrel for letting us join you at the cabin!

Life Now Days

Well life as usual for most people is busy! Dean and I moved a few weeks ago to Blackfoot so I could be closer to my job and not have to drive an hour to work several times a week. Also it works good because Dean has started his job with Edward Jones and is doing his in home study program. He has put in a lot of long days! We are living with his sweet aunt and uncle, Olivia and Dean. They are awesome and have been so kind to let us stay here at there house. We really appreciate it! Other things that have been going on is Dean has currently decided to grow a beard for the summer. He said he will probably never be able to do it again with work. Which is probably true. So I decided to be a sweet wife and go along with it for the summer. ( I did worn him about the funny tan line he will probably have when we move to Arizona.) Below is a picture of Dean and his beard!

Another fun thing happened recently. My mother came up to visit me last week from Thursday to Tuesday. Time seems to fly when she is around, but I always have SO much fun with her, she is an awesome lady. I am sad I didn't get any pictures. I thought of it once but never took any. She got here later Thursday so we just talked and hung out. Friday we slept in and then went to Idaho Falls and shopped, and had lunch. That night we watched a movie and looked at quilts we want to make. (Dean's aunt makes amazing quilts.) Saturday we got up and went to a few yard sales. I got a cooler, a cookie press/cake froster, and I got Dean poker chips for when we play Texas Holdem. (don't worry we don't play with money we just play with the chips). I was SO excited though because they are SUPER nice chips and I got them for 8 DOLLARS. After the yard sales we went to the temple it was wonderful as always and then we went back home. Dean and I went to a B-day party for Dean's friend and mom stayed home to read a book. Then we got back together and hangout! Sunday we just relaxed, and Monday we ran errands. I was such a great time I love spending time with my mom! Well that is our life in a nut shell for now. Oh we will be moving to Arizona on August 3rd.